storge
Syllables: stor·ge/ˈstɔːɡi/US/ˈstɔɹɡi/
storge noun: natural affection or love, especially of parents for their children.
Noun
storge (uncountable)
- Natural affection or love, especially of parents for their children.
- [The virgins] haue choſen to expreſſe their ſeuerall qualities, thus in ſeuerall colours. The firſt, in citron colour, is natural affection, vvhich giuen vs to procure our good, is ſomtime called Storge, and as euery one is neereſt to himſelfe, ſo this hand-maid of reaſon, allovvable ſelfe-loue, as...1600 (first performance), Beniamin Ionson [i.e., Ben Jonson], “Cynthias Reuels, or The Fountayne of Selfe-Loue. […]”, in The Workes of Beniamin Ionson (First Folio), London: […] Will[iam] Stansby...
- VVherefore as this Love has reference to Propagation; ſo Storge, or Natural Tenderneſs, referreth chiefly to Children that are begot. And if more of the Storge appear in Parents, than vvhat is reciprocal; it ſhevvs, this Paſſion is implanted by Nature, as others, to a greater Degree, or a leſs...1688 September (date written), Henry More, “The Use and Interpretation of Love and Hatred; which are in the Second Classis”, in R. W. [pseudonym; Edward Southwell], transl., An Account of Virtue: Or...
storge meaning in Tagalog and Arabic
storge in Tagalog
- natural affection or love, especially of parents for their children
- storge
storge in Arabic
- natural affection or love, especially of parents for their children
- حب أسري
Examples of storge in a sentence
- VVherefore as this Love has reference to Propagation; ſo Storge, or Natural Tenderneſs, referreth chiefly to Children that are begot.1688 September (date written), Henry More, “The Use and Interpretation of Love and Hatred; which are in the Second Classis”, in R. W....
- The Greeks called this love storge (two syllables and the g is "hard").[1960, C[live] S[taples] Lewis, “Affection”, in The Four Loves, London: Geoffrey Bles, →OCLC, page 42:
- [John Alan] Lee (1973), on the basis of interviews with adults about their love relationships, postulated three primary love styles—Eros, Ludus, and Storge.1997, Robert A[ubrey] Hinde, “Love and Romantic Relationships”, in Relationships: A Dialectal Perspective, Hove, East Sussex: Psychology...
- Unlike the eros and ludus love styles, storge lovers emphasize companionship and compatibility over physical attraction.2012, Claire Kimberly, Jason D. Hans, “Love Styles and Their Role in Relationships”, in Michele E. Paludi, editor, The Psychology of Love...
Origin of storge
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek στοργή (storgḗ, “affection, love (especially of parents and children)”), from στέργω (stérgō, “to love (chiefly of non-sexual affection); to show affection”) (from Proto-Indo-European *sterg- (“to cover; to protect”)) + -η (-ē, suffix forming action nouns).
Questions about storge
- What does storge mean?
- Storge means natural affection or love, especially of parents for their children.
- What is storge in Tagalog?
- Storge in Tagalog is storge. See Storge meaning in Tagalog.
- How do you use storge in a sentence?
- VVherefore as this Love has reference to Propagation; ſo Storge, or Natural Tenderneſs, referreth chiefly to Children that are begot.
- What part of speech is storge?
- Storge is a noun.
- How do you pronounce storge?
- Storge is pronounced /ˈstɔːɡi/ (UK).
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